funana

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A form of funaná — An accordion-based style of music from Cape Verde.

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Meanings

nounfunana (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of funaná.

    With a limber, inviting voice, Ms. Andrade fuses Cape Verdean styles — the gentle morna and the peppier coladeira and funana — with Brazilian music, jazz and hints of African styles.

    2009 June 23, Jon Pareles, “Commanding the Stage at Another French Open”, in New York Times
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APA

funana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funana

MLA

“funana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “funana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funana.

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